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Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar in X-Men Origins: WolverineThe first chapter in the X-Men saga – X-Men Origins: Wolverine – unites Wolverine with several other legends of the X-Men universe, in an epic revolution that pits the mutants against powerful forces determined to eliminate them.

Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar, as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, adamantium claws, and a primal fury known as berserker rage.

The film also introduces a team of mutants, including several whose appearances in the movie series have been long anticipated.

Movie audiences will meet Team X, a covert military cadre composed entirely of mutants. Its members are Logan aka Wolverine; his brother Victor Creed aka Sabretooth, a feral being of unimaginable power; Wade Wilson, later to be known as Deadpool, a high-tech mercenary skilled at swordplay; Agent Zero, an expert tracker and lethal marksman; Wraith, a teleporter; Fred J. Dukes, also known as The Blob, a morbidly-obese and super-strong behemoth; and Bradley, who can manipulate electricity.

Leading them is William Stryker, a figure introduced in X2 but whose origins and motives are now fully explored, for it is Stryker’s complex relationship with Wolverine that defines much of Logan’s past … and future.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine also explores Logan’s tragic romance with Kayla Silverfox. Kayla’s fate triggers Logan’s involvement with the ominous Weapon X programme, a top-secret, billion-dollar military experiment, in which Wolverine and other mutants are key players.

The main story of X-Men Origins: Wolverine – as the saga’s first chapter – is set prior to the events of the earlier pictures, sometime in the 1970s. But the epic sweep of the new film also encompasses flashbacks that span 150 years.

“We wanted to exceed expectations in every way,” sums up star and producer Jackman.

Director Gavin Hood says: “Yes, the film needs to be visually stunning, and the action has to be amazing and hard-hitting. But you’ve also got to buy into the story and characters. The core idea of the film is that it’s about someone who is not comfortable with who he is, who’s at war with his own nature. That’s an interesting character to explore.”

For Jackman, reprising the role was an opportunity to expand and deepen the three previous films’ exploration of Wolverine.

“We now get to see Logan’s journey and the battle within, as he owns up to the events of his past. Wolverine has certain qualities that are sacred, and number one is that he’s a bad guy.”

The story of X-Men Origins: Wolverine begins with Logan seeking solace from a past rife with darkness, working as a lumberjack in the remote Canadian Rockies. Finding love and contentment for the first time in his very long life, Logan leads a seemingly idyllic existence with schoolteacher Kayla Silverfox.

“Kayla is a catalyst for the biggest changes Logan’s ever faced,” says Lynn Collins, who took on the role after Jackman had seen her on stage in The Merchant of Venice, opposite Al Pacino.

“She leads him to think differently about the conflict of being human and being a mutant. Their relationship leads him to try and heal old wounds, and experience the consequences and risks of love.”

And it’s clear from the beginning that Wolverine has run away from things he needs to face. And one of them is Victor, his brother.

Victor Creed, also known as Sabretooth, possesses powers similar to Logan’s. They are both virtually indestructible and have a feral, super-human strength.

As we learn in flashbacks, Logan (born James Howlett) and Victor did not learn they were brothers until their teens, in the aftermath of a family tragedy that leads to the emergence of Logan’s signature berserker rage and claws that power their way through his flesh as razor-sharp spikes, turning him into something more, and something less, than human.

Logan and Victor flee their home, forming a bond that transcends even brotherhood. “Logan and Victor are a team,” says Jackman. “They go through a journey together.”

Victor’s savagery in battle leads the two to face a firing squad – but of course mere bullets cannot stop them. Recognising their unique abilities, military officer Col William Stryker asks them to join a special team he is putting together – a covert, black ops unit known in comics lore as Team X.

Meanwhile, Danny Huston who plays Stryker sees his character as a kind of Dr Frankenstein. “In a way, he helped create Wolverine. Stryker both hates and loves Logan, and certainly wants to control him and other mutants.”

Team X member John Wraith, who becomes Wolverine’s closest friend, is a teleporter who can appear or disappear at will.

“He’s not to be messed with,” says actor and music icon Will.i.am, of the famed group The Black Eyed Peas, who makes his motion picture acting debut in the film.

But in telling this story of “origins”, no mutant has greater impact on Logan’s journey than his brother. Appalled by Stryker’s ethically-challenged directives, Logan had abandoned Victor and Team X, but the two brothers cannot be separated by time or by distance because they are two sides of the same person.

It is Victor’s brutal murder of Kayla that triggers Logan’s quest for revenge. When they are reunited, Logan and Victor fight, leaving Logan battered and wounded.

Stryker, again entering Logan’s life and again forever changing it, offers what he calls the only solution: the top-secret Weapon X programme.

“To beat Victor,” Stryker tells Logan, “you’re going to have to embrace the other side of you. Become the animal.”

In the procedure, Logan’s entire skeleton will be bonded to adamantium, an impenetrable metal alloy that will make Logan virtually indestructible – turning him into the Wolverine we know from the previous X-Men movies.

Wolverine emerges from the ordeal to face yet another betrayal and an epic showdown with Victor and with the next generation of Stryker’s military experiments.

can’t wait to watch this movie.. love wolverine ever since i knew x-men.. my favourite hero. having Hugh Jackman as Logan was best choice.. he suits Logan’s character perfectly.. got this from Sun2Surf.

It has been a long time coming, but 18 years after making his debut, Ryan Giggs has picked up the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year award.

The 35-year-old Manchester United veteran, who is in line to make his 800th first-team appearance this week if he plays against Arsenal in a Champions League semi-finals, was handed the ultimate accolade from his peers on Sunday.

The Welshman hopes it will be the first of three trophies he wins in the coming weeks.

With United on course for a third straight Premier League title and two games away from a second successive Champion League final appearance, Giggs is on the verge of collecting more silverware for an already heaving personal trophy cabinet.

Archive – Giggs causes a stir in 1994

He has won an unprecedented 10 league titles, two European Cups, four FA Cup wins, two League Cups and a Fifa World Club Cup.

Yet the longevity of Giggs is an achievement in itself considering he is a winger who has spent his record-breaking days dazzling defenders in the most physically demanding league in the world.

“That’s why if you asked any player or pundit in the world which left-winger is in their ultimate dream team, they’d say Ryan Giggs,” said his first Manchester United captain Bryan Robson.

Did You Know?: Giggs’ skills were honed at Manchester City’s School of Excellence

“Ryan has fantastic balance, he’s quick, a great athlete and lately his composure in the final third has improved.”

Giggs has been a constant for Sir Alex Ferguson as the Old Trafford supremo etched himself into footballing folklore as the most decorated English manager with United, matched only in history by Liverpool’s dominance of the late 1970s and early 80s.

“If Ryan could no longer contribute to Manchester United then Sir Alex would be the first one to tell him,” said Giggs’ former Wales team-mate Dean Saunders.

“United can’t afford to carry passengers and if Giggs’ standards had dropped then Fergie would have just opened the cheque book and replaced him with another world-class player because the United boss has no sentiment.

“But Sir Alex hasn’t needed to because there has been no-one better than Ryan and he knows much of his success is down to the industry, vision and creativity of Ryan Giggs and whenever Fergie has celebrated winning a trophy at United, Ryan has always been with him.

“Players with Ryan’s footballing brain are rare breeds; he’s more than a left-winger, he can play in any attacking position and if you make the right run he’ll see the pass – that’s why he’s still at United.”

Giggs was the first superstar of the Premier League era but he never fell foul of the trappings of celebrity.

Ryan Giggs is the prototype that every youngster should want to copy

Terry Venables

“He is one of the game’s great ambassadors,” former England boss Terry Venables told BBC Sport.

“He is the prototype that every youngster should want to copy.”

Robson, who played when Giggs made his United debut, added: “He has an unbreakable winning mentality and attitude to want to improve himself whenever he is faced with a challenge.

“There was once talk of him leaving United but he simply reinvented himself and became even better. A player with that much drive and focus is hard to find.”

Giggs’ 64-cap international career is the one barren area on an otherwise glittering CV.

Even Arsenal’s Brazilian star Gilberto Silva admitted: “In his prime, Ryan Giggs could have represented any country in the world – even Brazil!

“To play regularly for a great and successful club like Manchester United for so long, you have to be a bit special.”

If Giggs was never able to lead Wales to a major tournament, the boy raised in Cardiff has the consolation of a club career that seems to get better and better.

The Bahrain Grand Prix was arguably another race that Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo might rather have missed, given that his team scored just three points, courtesy of Kimi Raikkonen’s sixth place. But at least it was three points more than they managed at the last three rounds, thus avoiding what would have been the worst start to a championship campaign in Ferrari history. Montezemolo blames a late start to ’09 development, ‘grey’ areas in the rules, and a certain level of complacency for the Scuderia’s slump…

Q: What is your explanation for Ferrari’s poor start to the season?
Luca di Montezemolo: I was thinking in my car coming to the track that my first race with Ferrari was at Silverstone in 1973. At that race Jacky Ickx started from 16th position and Arturo Merzario from 18th. So in my life I have seen a lot of difficult moments – this is part of the competition, this is part of sport. We have won eight world championships in the last ten years, in the last two years we won three out of four titles – and the fourth we lost on the last corner of the last lap of the last race. So we have to look ahead. But I want to understand why we are there, why we are in the middle of a black tunnel. And there are three main reasons. Number one, we have seen very badly written rules. They are what I call grey rules, with different interpretations. And if teams that have won the last three world championships, like Renault, McLaren and Ferrari, an important team and car manufacturer like BMW and even Red Bull, have made one interpretation, it means that the rules are not so clear. So very unclear rules means different interpretations, means polemics and different cars in the field. And there is KERS. KERS represents a lot of money. It represents something that has been introduced to make a link between Formula One and advanced research for road cars in terms of energy, and in terms of ‘green’ and in terms of innovation. So we immediately did KERS, even though KERS means a lot of money, it means a problem with the safety, it means reliability and it means a completely different car – as McLaren have done and as a lot of other teams have done. But we have been surprised that KERS was just a suggestion, not a real rule. And today we are facing a very strange and in my opinion not positive situation. We have three different F1s on the grid. We have F1 competition between cars with KERS, F1 competition between cars with no KERS and a different floor, and thirdly competitors with no KERS and no floor. I think this is bad, and it is one of the reasons why unfortunately we are not competitive and we are forced to invest time and extra money at such a difficult moment, to make heavy modifications to our car.

The second reason is that we have started to work hard on the new car late. And this was a pity, particularly in a year in which the rules have been completely new. It is not, in other words, an evolution of last year’s car, and this is a second reason why we have not been competitive. And the third reason is that I think that inside the team there has been a little bit too much of a presumptuous approach. Sometimes by putting your head down in the ground is useful to looking ahead, but having said that sometimes having your whole head, feet, everything in the ground is better. So I think these are the main reasons. We are working hard and I have a big confidence in our team. I am sure that we will go back very soon – not immediately, but soon.

Q: How long will you wait and observe before you change something within the team? You cannot be happy with the way it is now…
LdM: Of course I am totally unhappy. But the stability of the team and confidence with the team has been my main goal since1992 and I will continue, as this team is exactly the same team that passed the finish line in Brazil – not 20 years ago but a few months ago – to win the championship. So I have no problem. When I know the reason I am confident, but when I don’t know the reason I am worried. I know the reason, my people know the reason and they are fully committed, so I am very confident. Then I am upset for other reasons, but they have nothing to do with the team.

Q: What is the present situation regarding unity within FOTA?
LdM: Well, I think the unity of FOTA is good. We will have a meeting in London on May 6 to discuss, as we did at the end of April, and we don’t know yet the exact rules for next year as stability is important to keep the costs down. We have made so many changes in the past year that now we need stability in the future. Some teams have taken the opportunity from very bad rules by making their own interpretation. What we will try to do is to get all the teams together as this is a very difficult moment.

Q: Can you clarify Michael Schumacher’s position with the team?
LdM: This whole situation was a little bit invented by the press. Michael’s position has been very clear since the beginning. When Michael stopped I asked him: ‘Michael do you want to become a manager? Do you want for one year to be the right hand of Jean Todt and then replace Jean Todt? Yes or No?’ He said no. So we said: ‘Why don’t you come sometimes to the races.’ But his main engagement was to work on the development of the road cars. He has a very good connection with our technicians but he has no role inside the team because he has no time to be present in Maranello. Having said that, Michael is part of our family, Michael is part of our history and he has a good relationship with Stefano Domenicali and is always welcome to suggest an idea. No more, no less.

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Q: What do feel when you see Brawn winning and leading the championship? Ross Brawn was also part of the Ferrari family…
LdM: First of all I like Ross very much, because he has been part of our family during very important years and gave it a very important contribution. Then I see the Honda car with the Brawn name – a car that Honda invested a lot in, with two wind tunnels running. So this is still a Honda, built with one of the biggest budgets. And their interpretation of the rules is significantly different to other teams’. In my opinion this was mainly due to this grey area of the rules. At the least, the rules have been very badly written. Then I don’t want to make any comment about the result of the (diffuser) appeal as I don’t like to make comments as this is a Ferrari attitude since forever.

Q: What do you think has been the effect of that ‘presumptuous approach’ by the team?
LdM: Well, sometimes when you win too much, you think you are the best. I want a different attitude, particularly when you have fantastic people like we have in Ferrari. Sometimes we think that keeping top is easy. But over ten years, we have been able to maintain ourselves at the top. Except for 2005, when we were not competitive, we won or lost the championship at the last race. This year the main reason was that if we approached the rules in a different way, without KERS and with a different floor, then today we would talk about a different Ferrari.

Q: FIA president Max Mosley wanted to know from the teams what a good budget cap figure would be. What does Ferrari think about a budget cap? Wouldn’t that be a solution that would please you, as it would give you freedom?
LdM: Let me put it in a different way. We have been in Formula One since 1950 without stopping. We race and we continue to race in Formula One for three historic reasons since the beginning: competition is part of the Ferrari brand. We started as a team and then became a car manufacturer. The second reason is advanced research. We want Formula One to be a technologically competitive series where there is competition in which we can develop gearboxes, engines, electronics, and yes, why not KERS, and then transfer this to our road cars. And the third reason is that competing in Formula One means extreme competition between teams, drivers, cars, technology and technicians. We want to maintain this kind of level. This is the reason why we’ve been against a standardised engine. I personally have a lot of passion and Ferrari has a lot of passion, but this is not a never-ending story. So we will see. What I feel is important is that we have stability and credibility of governance of Formula One. What I think we need is a strong political authority, we need clear rules, we need teams that are very close away from the track and good competition at the track and we need a modern, efficient company as the commercial rights holder. Having said that I don’t like to do polemics, as this is what Formula One doesn’t need as it is facing difficult times. But I think that the reaction of the teams has been fantastic.

an interview between F1 Website with Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo. taken from Official F1 Website.

It may not have been the dream start going into the first corner of the Bahrain International Circuit in sweltering hot conditions, but ultimately after 57 laps it would be the dream start to the 2009 Formula One season for Jenson Button and Brawn GP.

After completing the first four races of the season before the F1 circus heads back to Europe, British driver Button made it three wins out of four and 31 points in the WDC (World Drivers’ Championship), en route to completing an Eastern domination for Brawn GP, who now have a staggering 50 points in the Constructors’ Championship.

Button’s Brazilian Brawn GP teammate, Rubens Barrichello, who was forced to make a third pit stop despite being on a two-stop strategy, managed to hold off the advancing Kimi Raikkonen and Timo Glock and stay in fifth position.

Speaking of the flying Finn, Raikkonen finally managed to end Ferrari’s drought when it comes to points with his sixth place finish. However, it was only to be the three points for the trademark team of Italian motorsport, as Felipe Massa could only muster up a finish in 14th place.

Massa at times could be seen slugging it out the likes of Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil in the Force India cars, completely emphasising the current predicament Ferrari are in.

However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom, because at least the Brazilian’s teammate Raikkonen managed to avoid Ferrari’s worst ever start to an F1 season, in front of the expectant eyes of the team’s president, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo.

After securing a one-two in qualifying, neither Jarno Trulli or Timo Glock could convert such form into race day, with Toyota coming away with only eight points in Sakhir, instead of the 18 they perhaps were expecting.

In some positive news for Toyota, Trulli did manage to finish on the podium with a third place finish, and the car does seem able to take Red Bull and Brawn GP to the wire for the drivers’ and constructors’ championships.

Trulli’s German teammate Glock however, couldn’t emulate the performance of his teammate, ending up with a somewhat disappointing finish in seventh.

Red Bull once again did well, with Sebastian Vettel showing his true driving capability and getting the most out of his car to finish in second.

After the controversial incident with Adrian Sutil in qualifying, Mark Webber did well despite having to start from 18th on the grid. The Australian didn’t manage to secure any points for Red Bull, but was able to climb up to a very respectable 11th place finish.

One person who will definitely be pleased with his race, excluding Button of course, would be the other British driver in F1, Lewis Hamilton.

In a race that showed the true power of KERS cars, the McLaren driver just missed out on a podium place, finishing in fourth.

Throughout the race it was clear McLaren had improved since the Chinese GP, with Hamilton at times coming close and battling hard with the likes of Trulli and Vettel.

It still doesn’t compare to last season however, with McLaren most definitely having to look to next season now for a shot at the drivers’ or constructors’ championships.

Meanwhile, it was yet again a very dismal day for BMW Sauber, as Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld made up the back of the field, with the exception of Kazuki Nakajima in the Williams of course, who was the only retirement of the race.

However, one positive for BMW has to be that German driver Nick Heidfeld managed to complete his 25th consecutive race, beating the previous record set by F1 legend Michael Schumacher, who had managed to complete 24 consecutive races.

Although of course Heidfeld’s achievement, despite it being no mean feat to drive an F1 car and complete a race, in no way really compares to that of Schumacher, who managed to complete all his consecutive finishes in the point-scoring positions.

In any case, it was an improved performance today from Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr. The Brazilian was under immense pressure today, as many in the mainstream media were suggesting the young driver was driving for his F1 career, in front of the expectant eyes of father Nelson Piquet Sr.

He managed to finish in 10th in Sakhir, Bahrain, two places behind his more experienced teammate Fernando Alonso, with the Spaniard securing one point in the last points position as he ended up in 8th place.

Lastly, it was a slightly more competitive race in Bahrain from the ones we rarely hear about in Europe, Force India.

Despite being hit with a three place penalty after the incident with Red Bull’s Mark Webber, Adrian Sutil did well in climbing up to 16th, finishing just ahead of F1 newcomer and Bahraini resident Sebastian Buemi in the Toro Rosso.

In the other Force India car, Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella finished a place higher than his German teammate, with his 15th place finish.

Fisi had for large parts of the race been challenging with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, with highlights both the competitiveness of Force India, and the current predicament in which Ferrari are now finding themselves in.

All in all, it was a decent race in Bahrain, one in which we learnt many things.

Brawn GP, Red Bull, and Toyota are the three main title contenders this year, with Brawn GP most certainly in pole position for the Constructors’ Championship. Likewise, Jenson Button is on pole when it comes to the WDC.

And as for some of the teams at the back of the pack, the three main contenders of last year, McLaren, Ferrari, and BMW Sauber, will certainly have a lot of work to do if they are to even come anywhere close to finishing in a competitive position this season.

Once again, Button and Brawn reign supreme in Asia, but the question is, can they do the same in Europe? Time will tell, and we’ll find out come the Spanish GP at Barcelona in two weeks time.

Bahrain F1 Grand Prix: Yet another superb race. only one car did not complete the race. kazuki nakajima. the rest fought to the last lap. it was great race from first to last place. lots of overtakings.. again the big teams failed to show their colors this season. but as said by the comentator, wait for barcelona and we’ll see a different ferraris, mclarens and saubers.. they are developing something to overcome the diffuser advantage being held by brawns, toro rossos and toyotas. but anyhow, congratulations ross brawn and jenson button for winning again..
hell im still waiting for ferraris to do a lot better.. hm i have yet to decide on my favourite driver yet after schumi left.. but vettel looks good. but too early to judge his skills.. just wait another few races.. for now no favorite driver yet. favorite team – scuderia ferrari.
article from bleacher report.

While you may have purchased an 8GB or 16GB Samsung Omnia, you may not know that there are actually two internal storage spaces in your device with the primary storage space having only 90MB in memory. By default, any files that you have downloaded or received from a friend will be automatically stored in the “My Document” folder that is on your internal storage.

There is a way to set that default location to your SD card by disguising the “My Document” folder. For this procedure, you will need a Registry editor to make some basic changes to the registry. Now here are the steps to accomplish the disguise:

Open up File Explorer and look for the folder ‘My Document’. You should see a SD Card icon next to the folder.

From now on, everything you download or receive (i.e. through Bluetooth) will be stored in the ‘My Document’ folder in your SD Card. Enjoy the wide open space!

one of the best tips i found.. but i have yet to do anything on my beloved omnia.. still slowly learning. i will start modification once i know inside out of my phone.. got this from CareAce again.
for more tips, do take a look at this blog.. it compiles a lot about omnia.. see Omnia/GPS/XBOX360 Fanboy Manila.

While working on your Windows Mobile device, a strange symbol that you have never seen before suddenly popped up on your screen. What does that pointy triangle even mean? Or the capital letter E. And the manual is nowhere near my house, it’s probably in a landfill somewhere afar.

Omnia Status Icons

Omnia Network Status Icons

Do not panick, CareAce is here to care for your Samsung WM needs! And that is not just a cheesy comment. We have compiled a couple of charts with both the symbols and it’s descriptions nicely arranged in a table, just for moments like this. Here goes:
There are also some questions regarding the 4 most common letter that appear in a WM device’s Taskbar: “H”, “3G”, “E” and “G”. Some are explained in the chart above. Here’s the break down:

H – 3.5G Network

3G – 3G Network (3.5G allows speed up to 3.5MB but usually average around 1MB~1.5MB.

E – Edge Network

G – GPRS Network

here begins the journey with my brand new samsung i900 omnia. here’s the symbol that encountered when using this omnia. there’s a lot more i believe. these are general Windows Mobile symbols. got this from CareAce.

SEOUL, KOREA – June 9 2008: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of Samsung OMNIA (model name: SGH-i900). It brings together high performance business content, top of the range style and a fun, dynamic multi-media experience, to ensure consumers are always connected both at home and at work. OMNIA, meaning ‘everything’ in Latin and ‘wish’ in Arabic, goes beyond the current top-of-the-line features available in today’s mobile phones. The OMNIA will be available to the market from June 2008. Bringing a PC environment to Mobile The new Samsung OMNIA allows users to switch seamlessly between Microsoft Outlook email and productivity applications that replicate the look and feel of their PC – with a stroke of their finger. Based on the most up to date Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, Samsung OMNIA gives users a mobile extension to their PC experience, with access to MS Office documents such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Users can also send and receive email and manage their appointments in Outlook while on the go. The Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system means users can download additional programs as they would on their PC and customize it for their individual needs. For ease of navigation an optical mouse similar to those on laptop computers offers improved usability and one-handed control. Vivid, lively multimedia experience Samsung OMNIA delivers the ultimate in digital entertainment thanks to a wide 3.2-inch WQVGA LCD screen for viewing videos and slide shows in high-resolution and advanced audio capabilities. MultiCodec support for DivX, Xvid and other video formats eliminates the hassle of file format conversions. Users also have the assurance of a long-life detachable battery for extended playback. Samsung OMNIA also comes with a five-megapixel CMOS camera with the latest value-added features, which include auto-focus (AF), face and smile detection and auto-panorama shot. The handset’s generous internal memory (available in 8GB or 16 GB capacity options and extendable slot for additions) ensures ample storage space for digital assets. Rounding out the fully comprehensive feature set, Samsung OMNIA also offers GPS, including navigation and geo-tagging capabilities, so users can get their bearings wherever work or life takes them. The One and Only mobile with everything in touch Samsung’s patented TouchWiz user interface makes entering data and text simple. With unique widgets, users can customise and personalise the way they use their phone. The Samsung OMNIA’s high resolution touch-sensitive screen uses intuitive tap, sweep, drag and drop operations as well as an on-screen qwerty keyboard. It also facilitates easy and convenient calling and texting with a dedicated dome key for controlling communications. Samsung’s pursuit for design perfection The Samsung OMNIA presents Samsung’s leadership in design. With maxi-phone capabilities, it boasts a slender, chic form, so users can step out in style. It features an ultra-slim 12.5-mm profile and a platinum-look finish that fits snugly in the palm of the user’s hand. The elegant hairline patterns on the back of the phone bring the perfection in style. Geesung Choi, President of Samsung Telecommunication Business, said: “I am very excited to introduce Samsung OMNIA, a mobile device that truly delivers the best possible features for today’s busy, connected consumer. Samsung OMNIA demonstrates our vision for the Samsung mobile business, which is to provide premium phones for users who desire functionality, style, usability and entertainment in one innovative device. The OMNIA mobile range will help users to be at the forefront of work and play and at the same time, to stay connected anytime, anywhere.” The Samsung OMNIA will be unveiled at CommunicAsia, Singapore from June 17 to 20 and commercially launched in the Southeast Asian market starting from the same week. The phone will be available in the European market from July. About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of four main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, and Telecommunication Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit http://www.samsung.com.

My new handphone. Still learning what can be done with this phone. i was considering either tablet pc or smartphone. i wasn’t comparing apple to apple. but i need the functions of both device. both are most similar in input method in which – handwriting recognition capability. at the end i choose this phone!

further updates on why, how and whats of these phone.. article pasted from Samsung.